# 1860 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 28 October 1860. Despite large losses, the Radical Left remained the largest group in the National Council, winning 64 of the 120 seats.

## Electoral system

The 120 members of the National Council were elected in 49 single- and multi-member constituencies; there was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population. The elections were held using a three-round system; candidates had to receive a majority in the first or second round to be elected; if it went to a third round, only a plurality was required. Voters could cast as many votes as there were seats in their constituency. In six cantons (Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Glarus, Nidwalden, Obwalden and Uri), National Council members were elected by the Landsgemeinde.

## Results
### National Council

Voter turnout was highest in the Canton of Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 86.4% and lowest in the Canton of Zürich at 8.9%.
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| Party | Party | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | Radical Left | 360,259 | 51.46 | 53 | 41,939 | 50.34 | 5 | 12,498 | 50.29 | 2 | 60 |
| | Liberal Centre | 161,709 | 23.10 | 33 | 25,141 | 30.17 | 4 | 9,087 | 36.56 | 1 | 38 |
| | Catholic Right | 110,828 | 15.83 | 16 | 5,975 | 7.17 | 0 | | | | 16 |
| | Evangelical Right | 36,448 | 5.21 | 2 | 9,884 | 11.86 | 1 | 3,267 | 13.15 | 0 | 3 |
| | Democratic Left | 21,619 | 3.09 | 1 | 380 | 0.46 | 0 | | | | 1 |
| | Radical Left dissidents | 9,213 | 1.32 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 |
| Total | Total | 700,076 | 100.00 | 107 | 83,319 | 100.00 | 10 | 24,852 | 100.00 | 3 | 120 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 265,730 | – | | 76,097 | – | | 26,616 | – | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 541,670 | 49.06 | | | | | | | | |
| Source: BFS ||||||||||||

#### By constituency

| Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won | Elected members |
| Zürich 1 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 3 | Alfred Escher Johann Jakob Treichler Georg Joseph Sidler |
| Zürich 1 | 4 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Paul Carl Eduard Ziegler |
| Zürich 2 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 | Jonas Furrer Hermann Stadtmann Karl Adolf Huber |
| Zürich 3 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 | Hans Heinrich Zangger Rudolf Wäffler Heinrich Rüegg |
| Zürich 4 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 | Rudolf Benz Ulrich Meister Sr. Johann Jakob Bucher |
| Bern 5 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Karl Engemann Johann Jakob Karlen Jakob Karlen Jakob Scherz |
| Bern 6 | 4 | Evangelical Right | 2 | Christoph Albert Kurz Eduard Blösch |
| Bern 6 | 4 | Radical Left | 2 | Jakob Stämpfli Niklaus Niggeler |
| Bern 7 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Karl Karrer Johann Ulrich Gfeller Samuel Lehmann Rudolf Schmid |
| Bern 8 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Johann Rudolf Vogel Jakob Steiner Johann Bützberger Johann Weber |
| Bern 9 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Johann Rudolf Schneider Christian Sahli Jean Sessler |
| Bern 10 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Paul Migy Édouard Carlin Xavier Stockmar Cyprien Revel |
| Lucerne 11 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Josef Martin Knüsel |
| Lucerne 11 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Josef Bucher |
| Lucerne 12 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Philipp Anton von Segesser Vinzenz Fischer |
| Lucerne 13 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Casimir Pfyffer Josef Sigmund Bühler Franz Widmer |
| Uri 14 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Alexander Muheim |
| Schwyz 15 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Karl Styger Josef Anton Georg Büeler |
| Obwalden 16 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Wirz |
| Nidwalden 17 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Alois Wyrsch |
| Glarus 18 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Joachim Heer Peter Jenny |
| Zug 19 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Wolfgang Henggeler |
| Fribourg 20 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 | François-Xavier Bondallaz Alfred Vonderweid |
| Fribourg 20 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Anton Engelhard |
| Fribourg 21 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Louis de Wuilleret Hubert Charles |
| Solothurn 22 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Simon Kaiser Benedikt von Arx |
| Solothurn 22 | 3 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Bünzli |
| Basel-Stadt 23 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Jakob Stehlin |
| Basel-Landschaft 24 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Daniel Bieder Stephan Gutzwiller |
| Schaffhausen 25 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Friedrich Peyer im Hof |
| Schaffhausen 25 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Heinrich Ammann |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden 26 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Johannes Roth Adolf Friedrich Zürcher |
| Appenzell Innerhoden 27 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Baptist Dähler |
| St. Gallen 28 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Wilhelm Matthias Naeff Joseph Marzell Hoffmann |
| St. Gallen 29 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Josef Leonhard Bernold Paravizin Hilty |
| St. Gallen 30 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Rudolf Raschle |
| St. Gallen 30 | 2 | Democratic Left | 1 | Basil Ferdinand Curti |
| St. Gallen 31 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Johann Matthias Hungerbühler Carl Georg Jakob Sailer |
| Grisons 32 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Bartholome Caflisch |
| Grisons 33 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Andreas Rudolf von Planta |
| Grisons 34 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Gaudenz von Salis |
| Grisons 35 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Caspar de Latour |
| Aargau 36 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 | Friedrich Frey-Herosé Carl Feer-Herzog Samuel Frey |
| Aargau 37 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Johann Rudolf Ringier Gottlieb Jäger |
| Aargau 37 | 4 | Radical Left | 2 | Johann Peter Bruggisser Franz Waller |
| Aargau 38 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Augustin Keller Friedrich Joseph Bürli |
| Aargau 38 | 3 | Catholic Right | 1 | Wilhelm Karl Baldinger |
| Thurgau 39 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 | Johann Ludwig Sulzberger Johann Georg Kreis Johann Baptist von Streng |
| Thurgau 39 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Messmer |
| Ticino 40 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Giacomo Luvini Carlo Soldini Giovanni Battista Ramelli |
| Ticino 41 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Giovanni Jauch Giovanni Battista Pioda |
| Ticino 41 | 3 | Catholic Right | 1 | Michele Pedrazzini |
| Vaud 42 | 4 | Radical Left | 2 | Constant Fornerod François Corboz |
| Vaud 42 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Édouard Dapples Henri Jan |
| Vaud 43 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Charles Estoppey Samuel Déglon |
| Vaud 43 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Jean-Louis Demiéville |
| Vaud 44 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Louis-Henri Delarageaz Jean-Louis Ancrenaz |
| Vaud 44 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Charles Bontems |
| Valais 45 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Alexis Allet |
| Valais 46 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Adrien de Courten |
| Valais 47 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Louis Barman Joseph Torrent |
| Neuchâtel 48 | 4 | Radical Left | 2 | Alexis-Marie Piaget Jules Philippin |
| Neuchâtel 48 | 4 | Dissident Radical Left | 2 | Ami Girard Louis Grandpierre |
| Geneva 49 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | James Fazy Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel |
| Geneva 49 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Philippe Camperio |
| Source: Gruner ||||||

### Council of States

| Party | Party | Seats | +/– |
| | Catholic Right | 13 | –1 |
| | Liberal Centre | 13 | +2 |
| | Radical Left | 13 | 0 |
| | Evangelical Right | 1 | +1 |
| | Democratic Left | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 4 | +2 |
| Total | Total | 44 | 0 |
| Source: Federal Assembly ||||